WHO Operational Handbook on Tuberculosis. Module 1 : Prevention - Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment.

Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations &amp
  • acronyms
  • Definitions
  • Chapter 1. Introduction and approach
  • Chapter 2. Identification of populations for TB preventive treatment
  • Chapter 3. Ruling out TB disease before TB preventive treatment
  • Chapter 4. Testing for TB infection
  • Chapter 5. TB preventive treatment
  • Chapter 6. Safety, management of adverse reactions and other drug-related issues in TB preventive treatment
  • Chapter 7. Adherence to TB preventive treatment
  • Chapter 8. Monitoring and evaluation
  • Chapter 9. Ethics and TB preventive treatment
  • Annex 1. List of key messages
  • Annex 2. Coordination mechanisms to support PMTPT
  • Annex 3. Costing considerations for programmatic management of TB preventive treatment
  • Annex 4. Planning checklist for PMTPT
  • Annex 5. Answers to frequently asked questions on TST
  • Annex 6. Answers to frequently asked questions on IGRAs
  • References.